Reality Check · Phoenix, AZ
2024 Honda Prologue in Phoenix, AZ
Winter range, charging cost and how far it goes, worked out for Phoenix's weather, grid and prices.
Winter barely touches range in Phoenix: at a typical January's 55°F, a Prologue gets an estimated 267 miles on a charge, about its 273-mile rating. Summer is the harder season here: at July's 92°F average (highs near 104°F), air conditioning trims it to about 279 miles. Charging at home at Arizona's average rate (15.4¢/kWh) costs about $66 a month for 38 miles a day, about a third of the $341 an average standard SUV costs on the West Coast's gas. On Phoenix's grid (WECC Southwest), about the US average, it makes 77% less CO₂ than gas.
Partly estimated. 1 of 5 temperature bands are from 83 real drives of this model; the rest come from 1,548 real drives in EVs at each temperature (and Recurrent's winter study below freezing), applied to its 273-mile rating. Each band switches to its own drives once it has 20 from 3 drivers.
October rangeEstimated
272mi
At Phoenix's typical October day, 75°F · 35% highway
Winter lowEstimated
265mi
January, 55°F · lows near 42°F
Home chargingEstimated
$66/mo
5.7¢ a mile at 15.4¢/kWh. Average standard SUV: $341/mo
Phoenix's grid
0.70lb CO₂/kWh
WECC Southwest (EPA eGRID): about the US average, 77% less CO₂ than gas
Phoenix, season by seasonEstimated
A Prologue's range on a full charge, averaged over each season's months (30-year normal temperatures), at 35% highway.
Winter Dec–Feb · 55°F
About its rating · coldest week 265 mi
267mi
Spring Mar–May · 70°F
About its rating
271mi
Summer Jun–Aug · 90°F
About its rating
278mi
Fall Sep–Nov · 74°FNow
About its rating
273mi
A Prologue's range through a Phoenix yearEstimated
Each month at Phoenix's 30-year normal temperature, 35% highway. No day of the year averages below freezing.
How far it goes from Phoenix, on real roadsEstimated
In October, from a full charge with 10% in reserve: about 122 mi out and back, 244 mi one way (January: 240 mi). Dots are DC fast chargers by network.
Fast charging around Phoenix
PlugLog's map of every public charger. Tesla-only Superchargers aren't counted.
- 93DC fast chargers within 25 mi
- 2.2 mito the nearest
- Tesla Supercharger42 in reach
- EVgo37
- Electrify America30
- ChargePoint27
- Blink16
Road trips in October, about, by road: Tucson (151 mi) one way on a charge; Las Vegas (321 mi) with one fast stop.
Questions Phoenix drivers ask
How far can a Prologue go in a Phoenix winter?
Phoenix's winters are mild: about 267 miles on a typical January day (55°F) and about the same in the coldest week (around December 17, 53°F), estimated from real EV drives at those temperatures. That's about its 273-mile rating. The harder season here is summer: about 279 miles in July, with the air conditioning on.
How much does it cost to charge a Prologue in Phoenix?
About $66 a month at home for 38 miles a day, at Arizona's average home electricity rate of 15.4¢/kWh: about 5.7¢ a mile. An average standard SUV on the West Coast's average gas ($5.01 a gallon) costs about $341 a month for the same driving.
Can I charge a Prologue on a regular 120 V outlet in Phoenix?
At 38 miles a day, yes, all year: a 120 V outlet adds about 41 miles in 12 hours even in Phoenix's coldest week, and about 42 on an average day.
Is it greener to drive electric on Phoenix's grid?
Yes. Phoenix's grid (WECC Southwest) is about the US average, and a Prologue charged on it makes 77% less CO₂ than an average standard SUV.
Check it for your own address
Your street, your daily miles, any temperature on the knob.
Prologue Reality Check near Phoenix
Sources: temperatures, 30-year normals (NOAA 1991–2020) at Phoenix Deer Valley Muni Airport, AZ; home electricity, EIA (Arizona, July 2026); gas, EIA weekly (the West Coast); grid CO₂, EPA eGRID 2023; cold-weather range, PlugLog's real drives and Recurrent's winter study (Nov 2025); chargers, Open Charge Map and PlugLog. Updated Oct 22, 2026.